Pakistan and Japan have agreed to explore avenues of co-operation in the oil and gas sector for the benefit of the two countries. Such unanimity of views was expressed during a meeting between Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon and Ambassador of Japan Seiji Kojima, who called on him here on Tuesday.
To discuss the investment potential for Japanese companies in Pakistan's oil and gas sector. The minister said that Pakistan and Japan enjoy friendly relations and kept growing and strengthening with the passage of time.
He said that both the countries were co-operating in multi-dimensional fields and underlined the need to promote interaction in the vital oil and gas sector.
The minister appreciated the Japanese help and assistance in last October earthquake and its ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation activities in quake-affected areas of AJK and NWFP.
He lauded Japanese assistance for setting up a Geo-Lab in Islamabad a few years back and added that it had been playing a significant role in oil and gas research and development activities.
The Japanese envoy thanked the minister for his goodwill gesture and said that Pak-Japan relations were cementing and expanding in multi-faceted areas for the benefit of the two countries.
He said that there existed a lot of potential for promoting both countries' co-operation in the particular sector and hoped Japanese companies would invest in the upcoming projects.
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